Remodeled last



Sept. 15, 1925.

F. w. MILL.AY anschauen LAST Filed April 16. 1.923

Patented Sept. 15, 1925.

FRED'ERICK w. MILLAY, '01 HAVERHILL, MASSAHUSETTS REMODELED LAST.

Application file. April 16, 1923. Serial N. 632,337.

Be it known that I, FREDERICK W. MILLAY, a oitizen of the United Stabes of America, and a resident: of Haverhi-ll, in the county of I Essex and S a e f M s a hust s hafve invented 0ert-ain neW ancl usgf'ul Improvements Be od hd Las s, Qf Whi h the following iS a Spoification This invention rel'atea to lasts and the method of remod eling the Same, tl1e, object of the pl 'esant invention being to provide a n 1eans whareby a last bu iltfor a very high heel may b haped t,o acoommo 'late it t0 a 10W heel.

The invent-ioi1 oonsisits in taking a last which was made. for a high hel, rmoving a art of tho boisto'm of the forepart, repla0- ing the removed p a'rt With a block the botton'1 of Whioh exte nds omsiderably bel.ow the plane 0:E formal bottom, anti the n reshapjing the forepart of the last a'nd the block se oured therein The invention further .consists of a last reshaped by sai l method The invention further consists in ce1*tain nt vel features of con'sttucti'on and arrangement of parts which will be understood readily by referonce to: the description of ehe drawings and to i;he claims t0 be herein after given.

F01 the purposo .of illustrating the invention, one. preferred form Lhe'reof is shown in the drawirlgs, this form l1aving been found to. give satisfact0ry ancl relialole re- 5 sults, although i c is to be understoocl tha t the various inStrumezltalitias of which tl1 e invention consists oan be variouslyarranged antl 01ganized, and that the invontio.n is no t limited to the pnecise arrangement a11d or- 411 ganization of thoinsrmnontalities 'as herein shown ancl described-xcept aS require d by the scope of the appencl %d ola ims.

Of the drawings:

Figure 1 repnesehts an ol-evation of an old. last adapted fo1- use in the manufactune of a shoe designed t-o have a veny high heel, and showing the saw Guts mizcle therein for .the purpose 015 removing a portion of the for8part, und indic'ating in dottecl lines t-l1e toe block to be seourecl th'ereto, t0 replao.e saicl r'emoved part.

Figro 2 represents the Same, last wi'th th.e attachecl toe part remodeled to make a last adapteol for use in th'e mam'1faoture of a shoe deSignecl t'o have a low h.eel.

Figu're 3 repres'ants a. plan 01: th'e hottom of the remodeled last, ani l u Figure 1 rjepreseiltfs a plan of th;e top 0f the last with the block remo'ved.

Similar charaoters indicate like parts lahroughout the several figures of the draw+ 1ngs.

In the drawings, 10 is the b'odly portion 0f a last proviclecl with the block 11 Whio'h is adapted to be seour-ed in platze by the 11Sual fixecl pin 12 and locking Pin 13. Th 6 last is provided with the 11s'ual thimble and heel plante 15. v

This last 10 as sho-wn in Fig. 1 is inten'ded for use in tl1e manufaotura of a sho With a v-ery high heel. When the style changes and low he.els am in v:o.gue, the last is usev lass and oan nolonger be usecl in the manufacture of shoes. T0 make io possibla to utilize the b dy of the last in the manu-faoture of shoes is one 0'fi ehe piinci-pal aifl'1s 0f the present invention.

In Order to aocomplish this re'sult, a sann cut 16 is macle in the iorepart 0f the last from t-he toe towafcl the r-ear to the ball portion of' ehe last, this cut bein'g substantially parallel witl1 tl1e bottom of tl1e forepart. Another saw cut 17 is made in the forepartat the ball portion thereof fro-m the bott-om upwardly meeti-ng the s'aw cut 16, said saw cut 17 extencling from one side 0f the forepart to its opposite side. This saw cut 17 is made somewhat inclined, thereby forming an untlercut Wall.

The saw cut 17 is also macle dimgonally o-f the bottom of the last as indicated in Fig.3 of the drawings. When the sa-w outsl6 imd 17 have been made in thelast, the Portion 18 may be removed, therb'y leaving a depression in the bottom 0f the forepart with an unclerout rear Wall 17.

Having removed this portion 18, a block 19 is subst iquted therefor, the upper flat face 13her0of b0aring against tl10flat fao0 16 01 th0 forepart, Whil0 the r0ar 011d of tl10 block 19 fi13s against th0 un-clerout Wall 17 of 1110 forepart.

This block 19 is mu0h thick0r a1; 1:h0 1300 011d 0f th0 last tl1an 013 th0 r0ar, as inclicatecl clearly in dot-t0cl lin0s in Fig. 1.

Th0 block is secur0cl 130 th0 fac0 16 and unol0rcut walll7 by glu0 01 oth0r adhesive, and is also s0cured to th-0 body portion 10 01 th0 last by n10ans 01? tl10 screws 20, 21, ext0ncling in opposite dir0otions.

WVhen tl1is block 19 l1as thus b0en seour0cl in position, tl10 last 10 with th0 block 19 seourecl ther0to is plac0d in a turning la1sl1e ancl turn0ol down to forrn a 110W 1300 portion 22, the 1300 0ncl of Whiol1 is consid0i*ably lower than th0 original to0 b0150r0 th0 portion 18 l1as 100011 01113 away.

Th0 out0r surfac0 of th0 n0w to0 22 is lnad0 130 oonform 130 th0 011130r surfao0 01: tl10 body portiori 10 01 th0 last. 1Vl10n this l1as b0en acoomplished, the adjac0n1; 0dg0s of th0 n0w t00 portion 22 a'nd th0 body portion 10 ar0 uni130d tog0th0r by metal plat0s 23, having should0rs form0d 13h0r00n, these plates 23 b0ing driven in13o 13110 W0od so as to lock 13l10 two parts 130g013h0r anol prev0n13 any separation thereof. T110 n0w 1300 portion 22 is mad0 frorn W0od, tl10 grain o:f Wl1ich 0xtends toward tl10 1300 0nd 01 th0 par1; 22,

th0r0by making 13110 last mucl1 strong0r 13l12ur was tl10 1300 portion 013 th0 original last.

112 is obvious from an insp0otion 01: Fig. 2 that by this 1n0thod a last such as is shown in Fig. 1 intend0d for us0 in th0 1nanufao- 13i110 of sh00s with l1igh lls can b0 quickly transforrned into a last such as is shown in Fig. 2, 0n which low-heeleol sl1o0s rnay 100 manufactured.

This is a gr0at advance in 13110 ar13 as heretofore 13h0 old lS13s could 11013 b0 utilized and W816 tl1rown away o1 us0d for kinclling. By 13110 present invention, 1110 body portion of th0 last rnay b0 sav0d ancl 21 new ancl strenger last may b0 remooleled th0r0from at a great saving to 13h0 sho0 manufaoturer.

It is b0li0ved that th0 op0ration ancl many advantages 01 th0 inv0ntion Will b0 umlerstoocl r0aclily without further description.

Having thus clesoribecl my invention, I olaim:

1. A remodeleol last having th0 0n13ir0 bot- 130m portion thereof r0rnoved 1:r0m 13h0 1300 to a, point acljacent th0 102111 f the last, 100V- ing at th0 130p 0:1 th0 1i'0r0 part an extension projeoting forwarolly to a, point near 13h0 to0; and a 1300 pieo0 permanently s0cur0cl to 13110 under fao0 of said extension Wi13h its opposite sioles 0xt0nding to saicl ball portion and i13s outer surfaoe confo-r1ning t0 the out0r surface 0:E 13h0 body of th0 last.

2. A r0mod0led last h2wing 13h0 0ntir0 bottom portion thereof r0moveol fron1 13110 1300 130 a, point adj ao0nt 13110 ball 01 th0 last, 102W- ing a1: tl10 130p of th0 fore part an extension projeoting forwarolly to a, point n0ar 13110 to0, at 13110 r0ar 0ncl of Whi0h is 21 straight Wall extencling downwardly therefrorn. transversely 0'f 13h0 for0 part; and a to0 pi000 perman0ntly s0cured to the und0r 312100 of saicl oxtension anal 10 saicl 1'0211 Wall Wih it's Opposite sicl0s extencling 130 said ball portion ancl is outer surfao0 confonning to 1110 oner surface 01 th0 body of th0 last. 70

3. A rernodeled last having 13110 0ntir0 bott01n ortion th0r0of removed from tl10 to0 t0 a poin1: adjac0nt Ehe ball of 13h0 last, 102W- ing ab th0 130p of 13110 1010 part an extension projecting forwardly to a poin13 11001 th0 1300, a1; th0 r0ar 0nd of which is a straight uncl0r ou13 W2Lll ext0nding downvvardly therefrorn transversely 01 tl10 for0 part; anol a 1300 pieoe permanently s0cur0d 130 th0 under face 01: saicl extension and 130 said r0ar Wall With i13s opposite sid0s ext0nding t0 said ball por- 13i0n and its out0r surfac0 conforming to 13h0 out0r surf2ic0 of th0 body of 13110 last.

4, A r0modeleol last having 13110 0ntir0 bottom portion 13h0r00f r0niovecl frorn 13110 t00 to 21 point adjacent 13116 ball of 13h0 last, l0aving at the top 01 13110 for0 part an 0xt0nsion, projecting forwarolly to a poin1; near tl10 1300, ab 1110 r0ar 011d 01 which is a, straight under 0ut Wall extending diagonally in a straight lin0 frorn siol0 130 side o-f 13h0 last; and a 1100 pi0c0 permanently s0cur0d to 13h0 und0r fac0 0f said extension and said r0ar Wall with its opposit0 sid0s 0xtencling to saicl ball Portion and its 011130r sur1face conforming to th0 outer 10 surfac0 of tl10 body of th0 last.

5. A remod0led last having a, part Gut away from its bottom from th0 to0 10 13110 ball portion 13h0100f leaving a, forvvard 0xt0nsion with a flat bottorn surfac0 extencling 105 from sid0 130 sid0 015 13h0 last and n0arly t0 th0 1:00; and a 1300 pi000 permanently seourecl 10 said fla13 bo-ttom surfac0 Wi13h its outer surfac0 conforming t0 the out0r surfaoe of the body of 13110 last ancl its 1300 0011- siclerably 10010W 13h0 original 1300.

6. A rernodeled last having 13h0 entir0 bottom portion thereof removeol from the 1300 130 a, point adjacent th0 ball 0 f th0 last 102W- ing a1; the 130p of th0 for0 part an extension projec13ing forwardly to a, point n0ar 13h0 1300, said 0xt0nsion having a fla13 bot1zom 0211301101- ing from 0n0 side of th0 for0 part 130 th0 opposite side thereo-f; a to0 pi000 fitted 130 said flat bo13torn with its opposite sicl0s ext0nding so said ball portion and its out0r surfac0 oonforming 130 th0 out0r surfac0 of th0 bocly of 13h0 last; and means extencling 13hrough saiol t00 pi0ce into th0 for0 part 130 permanently seour0 saicl to0 pi0o0 and for0 par13 togeth0r.

7. A remool0led last having 13110 0ntire bottorn portion th0r0of r0rnoved frorn 13h0 toe a point adjacent the ball 01 13110 last 102W- ing 2113 th0 130p of th0 fore par13 an extension projeeting forwardly 00 a point near the toe, said. ball portion and its outer surface cousaid extension having a flat bottom extendforming t0 the outer surface of the body of 1 ing from one side of the fore art to the the last; and means extending through said opposite side thereof with a stra1ght undertoe piece into the fore part to permanently cut Wall extending fromm the rear of said secure said toe pieee and fore part together. bottom face to the bottom of the last; a toe Signed by me at 746 Old South Bldg. piece fitted to said fiat bottom and under- Boston, Mass. this 4th day 0f April, 1923. cut Wall with it's opposite sides extending to FREDERICK W. MILLAY. 

